Rava Idli Recipe | Instant Idli With Suji

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Rava Idli Recipe | Instant Idli With Suji

Rava idli is a delicious & popular south Indian breakfast recipe from Karnataka. This is an instant idli recipe made with semolina, yogurt, spices & herbs. The no grind batter does not require fermentation unlike traditional idli batter & can be used immediately.

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time12 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: rava idli, rava idly, suji idli

Servings: idlis

Calories: 93kcal

Author: Harini

Ingredients

1 cup semolina sooji/rava
3/4 cup yogurt slightly sour prefered, thick
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons grated carrot optional, I didn't use
12 cashews
2 tablespoons coriander leaves chopped
3/4 teaspoon Eno fruit salt or baking soda
Salt
1 tablespoon Ghee

For tempering

1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon urad dal
1 teaspoon channa dal
3 green chillies chopped fine
10-12 curry leaves
1 tablespoon Oil

Instructions

Preparing Rava Idli Batter

Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a heavy pan and add 12 cashews.
Fry until it becomes golden brown. Transfer to a plate.
To the same pan add 1 cup rava and roast for few minutes. Remove to a plate and let it cool for few minutes.
To the same ghee add 1 more tablespoon oil and heat it. Now add mustard seeds, add chana dal, curry leaves, chopped green chilies. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Switch off the heat and remove to a plate.
Now place 3/4 cup sour curd in a mixing bowl and whisk well.
Add the rava, tempered ingredients, salt to taste and mix well. The batter should be thick yet pourable.
Now set aside the batter for 15 minutes.

How To Make Rava Idli Recipe

Once the batter had been kept aside for 15 minutes add 1/3-2/3 cup water and mix. it is ready.
To make idlis you will need idli plates or idli moulds and an idli stand. If stand is unavailable you can use any steamer pot or pressure cooker or instant pot too.
Pour 1 cup water into your steamer pot or pressure cooker or inner vessel of instant pot and bring it to a boil. Grease the idli plate with few drops of oil and place a roasted cashew. Also add some grated vegetables as seen.
Now add eno fruit salt to the prepared batter.
The batter immediately will bubble and froth. Mix it very well. After adding eno salt use the batter immediately.
Finally add chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
Pour the batter into each mould until 3/4 full. Place the idli stand inside the steamer pot or idli maker.
Close the pot and steam for 12 minutes in medium flame.
After 15 minutes, open the steamer and unmould the idlis or steamed cakes with a spoon dipped in warm water. Serve rava idlis immediately with prefered side dish.

Notes

Pro Tips

Roasting Rava

The key point to take care while making rava idli recipe to roast the rava properly. If you make idli with rava that is not roasted properly, it will turn out sticky and not fluffy& light.

Even if you are using pre roasted rava from stores, make sure to roast it well in some ghee before making the recipe.

Also add the given quantity of ghee to make non sticky rava idlis. Please note that you have to use fine semolina or bombay rava or chiroti rava for this recipe and rice rava is not suitable here.

Using Baking Soda Instead of Eno

If you dont have eno salt you can simply use same amount of baking soda combined with few drops of lime juice. Just add the baking soda and add lime or lemon juice on top of it. It will bubble and froth immediately. Mix the batter well and steam rava idli at once.

Batter Consistency

It is important to get the batter consistency right for making perfect rava idli that is soft, fluffy and light. The batter should be thick yet pourable. If you make batter very thick, the idlis will turn out hard and on the other hand if you make the batter thin, idlis will turn flat and sticky.

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